The €1.6 million project is part of a national pilot scheme by Transport Infrastructure Ireland, being delivered by Kildare County Council.
A three-kilometre cycleway under construction on the R448 between Moone and Timolin in has sparked a major row between residents and councillors.
The €1.6 million project is part of a national pilot scheme by Transport Infrastructure Ireland, being delivered by Kildare County Council.
Supporters claim it will improve road safety and connect rural communities.
But locals say it’s a waste of money, poorly planned, and unwanted.
Critics claim the cycleway begins and ends without connecting major population centres and cite minimal existing cycling activity on the route.
A petition opposing the scheme has gathered over 600 signatures.
Cllr Ivan Keatley (FG) said he agrees that the project is expensive but he hopes the project will lay the groundwork for broader active transport connectivity.
But Mark Hilliard, speaking on behalf of the Moone-Timolin Positive Action Group, described it as a waste of money and said it starts nowhere and ends nowhere.
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